This is a good overview of the Land story and some of the parallels with Jobs, but if you're interested and have a bit more time, I highly recommend this long-form piece at Technologizer:
The odds Land faced in conceiving, building, and shipping not only an instant camera but the chemical and manufacturing processes required for such a product are staggering – and not far off at all from the feat of the first Macintosh. It's a riveting story.
http://technologizer.com/2011/06/08/polaroid/
The odds Land faced in conceiving, building, and shipping not only an instant camera but the chemical and manufacturing processes required for such a product are staggering – and not far off at all from the feat of the first Macintosh. It's a riveting story.